St John of God Burwood Hospital

St John of God Burwood Hospital is seeking passionate and experienced Grade 2 Psychologists to join our Allied Health team on a casual basis.

Located in Sydney’s Inner West, St John of God Burwood Hospital is a specialist private mental health hospital providing comprehensive psychiatric care to people experiencing a range of mental health challenges. As part of our multidisciplinary team, you will play an important role in delivering high-quality, evidence-based psychological care that supports consumers throughout their recovery journey.

This is an excellent opportunity for a skilled Psychologist who enjoys working across a diverse clinical caseload, delivering both individual therapy and group-based interventions, and contributing to innovative treatment programs within a collaborative mental health environment.

About the role

As a Grade 2 Psychologist, you will provide advanced psychological assessment, formulation and treatment to consumers presenting with a broad range of mental health concerns across acute and psychiatric specialties. You will draw on your clinical expertise to develop individualised treatment plans, facilitate therapeutic groups and work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to achieve positive consumer outcomes.

Your responsibilities will include:

• Clinical assessment and formulation: Conduct comprehensive psychological assessments, develop clinical formulations and establish evidence-based treatment plans tailored to each patients individual needs, presentation and recovery goals.
• Individual psychological therapy: Deliver high-quality, evidence-based interventions to children, adolescents and adults presenting with a diverse range of psychological and psychiatric concerns.
• Group program development and facilitation: Develop, coordinate and deliver engaging therapeutic group programs that support consumers to build practical skills, improve emotional regulation and strengthen their recovery.
• Treatment planning and review: Monitor consumer progress, evaluate treatment effectiveness and adapt therapeutic approaches in response to changing clinical needs and treatment goals, including in complex presentations.
• Multidisciplinary collaboration: Work closely with psychiatrists, medical practitioners, nursing staff and other Allied Health professionals to ensure coordinated, holistic care. Provide clear and timely clinical documentation, verbal updates and written feedback to referring doctors and relevant stakeholders.
• Clinical leadership: Contribute your expertise to the development of clinical practice, support colleagues through knowledge sharing and demonstrate sound clinical judgement when managing complex presentations.
• Quality improvement: Participate in service development, clinical governance and quality improvement initiatives that enhance the safety, effectiveness and overall quality of psychological care.
• Professional and ethical practice: Maintain accurate clinical records, uphold consumer confidentiality and comply with relevant legislation, professional standards, ethical obligations and hospital policies.

What you will bring

You will be a motivated and clinically capable Psychologist who is passionate about delivering person-centred mental health care and supporting patients to achieve meaningful, lasting improvements in their wellbeing.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• Tertiary qualifications in Psychology.
• Current general registration with the Psychology Board of Australia.
• Demonstrated experience delivering individual psychological therapy and facilitating therapeutic group programs.
• Experience working with children, adolescents and adults presenting with a broad range of mental health concerns.
• Strong assessment, formulation, treatment planning and clinical decision-making skills, including the ability to manage complex presentations.
• The ability to work effectively within a multidisciplinary team while exercising initiative and sound professional judgement.
• Well-developed communication, interpersonal and clinical documentation skills.
• A commitment to evidence-based practice, continuous professional development and quality improvement.
• A strong commitment to consumer-centred care, professional integrity and the Mission and Values of St John of God Health Care.
• Experience delivering Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) and Schema-Focused Therapy, particularly in individual and group settings, will be highly regarded.

Above all, patient care will be at the core of everything you do, as you commit to and support our Mission and Values.

The Benefits:

• Casual rate: $59.74-$68.78 per hour (inclusive of casual loading), plus12% superannuation
• Casual opportunities offering flexible work balance
• As a casual employee, you can salary package a percentage of your earnings each pay period
• A healthy work-life balance through flexible work options, additional purchased leave and well-being programs
• Employee discount on St John of God Hospital & Medical Services and Private Health Insurance
• Innovative Professional Development opportunities
• Access to a range of Lifestyle, Health & Wellbeing rewards and discounts

How to apply

If you are an experienced Psychologist looking for a flexible opportunity to make a meaningful difference in the lives of patients, we encourage you to apply.

For all enquiries, please contact Usha Govindasamy, Manager Allied Health, on (02) 9715 9200.

Please note that the advertisement may close before the listed closing date if suitable applicants are identified. Application screening and interviews may commence throughout the advertising period, so early applications are encouraged.

At St John of God Health Care, we celebrate diversity and warmly welcome applications from people of all backgrounds.

Our commitment is to create a safe and nurturing environment for all children and vulnerable individuals in our care and proactively take steps to protect them from abuse, ensuring their safety and well-being.

Our inclusive culture fosters an environment that is respectful and secure, welcoming and accessible, and unified through our diverse community.

All caregivers employed by St John of God Health Care are required to be vaccinated from Influenza in order to fulfil the requirements of the role.